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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
Personal AND SOCIAL.

DR.. and Mrs. W. A. Sprague, 3lS West
Franklin avenue, entertained friends last
evening.
Joseph Lopez, of the firm of Lopez s. Co.,
New York, is IN the city, and will remain
here about ten days.
The Neighbor club was entertained at pro-
gressive euchre last night by DR.. and Mrs.
George Kicker, 3011 First avenue south.
Mrs. Peter Donnelly left on Monday for q
visit Of three months at Providence. r. l.,
stopping en- route at Washington, d. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cormerais gave small party
last evening at their home, 81 Fourth avenue
southeast. About thirty-siX friends were in
Vited.
At the West: W. J. Underwood, La Crosse
H. It. O'Neill, Winona; J. c. Miller, Water
town, OAK; ]. c. Webster and wife, w. E.
Stewart and wife, Lincoln, Neb.
The Cocagne club gave one of its de.
lightful parties at Malcolm's last night, al
which about forty couples were present. The
programme numbered eighteen dances, which
had been carefully prepared and were very
much enjoyed. SAVERS orchestra furnished
excellent music. Messrs. Ed Robinson, J. C.
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GULL ED In URT.

Lucinda Clark was ordered sent to the in
sane asylum by Judge Won SchegeI YES
terday.
Herman Sandhoff pleaded guilty yesterday
to selling liquor without license, and paid q
fine of $59.3O.
The st. Anthony Falls Water Power COM
pany cases came up in the district court yes
terday, and were continued.
The malpractice case of Carrie NJ Weeks
against DR.. Isaac d. Alger was YESTERDAY con-
tinued until the April term.
a stay of proceedings for thirty DAYS was
ordered yesterday in the case of Collyer VS..
Wilson, tried some time ago.
The case Of Frank Z. Carlson against the
Brush Electric company was concluded yes
terday and the case given to the jury
Charles Wilson and Abraham Kenpison.
indicted for selling liquor without a license.
were brought into the district court yester-
day. Both pleaded not guilty, and will be
tried Feb. /.
Nathan w. Savage, the secondhand dealer.
on Second avenue south, just below First
avenue south, made an assignment yesterday
to Frederick Hooker An affidavit was also
filed stating that the property on hand will
not exceed in value S15, GOO.
Before Judge Lochren yesterday was beSun
the case of L. w. Emery against the CITY of
Minneapolis to recover $4,000 for injuries
alleged to have been received by driving into
post in the middle of the street on Washing
ton avenue north, in front of which no danger
signal had been placed.
j. +. Gould is druggist doing business on
the corner of Lyndale avenue and Lake street
Yesterday morning he was asrested and taken
before Judge Young on two indictments
charging him with selling liquor without a Ii
cense. He pleaded not guilty and was put
under ponds OF S4O0 to appear Feb. l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
THE RIO DISASTER.
The Now Noted Brakeman Tells the
First True story of IFS Occurrence.

Clarence II. Wells the brakeman who
was charged with the negligence resulting
in the horrible disaster at East Rio last
October, reached Minneapolis yesterday
afternoon. He has been imprisoned ever
since the casualty, and has only been at
liberty since his acquittal at Portage last
week. The story of the terrible disaster is
still fresh in the public mind. as well as the
coroner's verdict holding Wells guilty. and
his arrest and imprisonment, His trial on
the charge of mansiaughter occurred last
week and resulted n his acquittal, the jury
having been out for only few minutes
THE true story of the accident has never
been printed ne said TO GLOBE reporter
Yesterday, ''ani if you want it, I'll tell YOU
lust how it occurred. / was the victim
picked out 10 bear the brunt, because
/ was a poor and friendless brakeman,
but my scGuiItal shows that Oh me,
at least, the blame could not fall. The
whole affair hinges on a flying switch,
which Conductor Hankey made that night,
and as it is against the law and against the
rules, the effort was made to hush it up.
Everybody but me swore there was no fly
made, but l told the truth and the jury be-
Iieved ME. However, here's the story:
ave left Milwaukee at 11:30 in the
morning with wild train, Conductor Han
key, made up of thirty-two loads and two
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Gov. Lee and Party Royalty Entertained
at the West-The Guests and
Their Toasts.
Col. Mclaughlin Will Defend His Title
Boxing Matches-More Sullivan
Cardiff Talk.
A Noted Brakeman Tells the First
True Story of the Celebrated Rio
Disaster.
A Banquet in Honor of Bobby Burns
--Bad Women and Blind Pigs
Must Go.
HoNoRED SOUTHERN GUESTS.

Gov. Lee and FartY Entertained at
the WesI.-A Memorable Gather.
ing.
esterday afternoon P. 3. Winston gave
dinner party at the West in honor of
Gov. Lee, OF Virginia, and the distin-
guished gentlemen who accompany him.
Mr.. Winston is son of the Old Dominion
and has for long time known and honored
Gen. Lee. He had invited several OF the
leading citizens of st. Paul and this city to
meet his guests, and the result
was a company such as has never
before been seen in this city-the fraternal
meeting of representative men of the grand
est OF the Southern states with 1.-THE tolers
OF the North" The dinner was informal
and almost impromptu, but the gentlemen
We're i'll happy vein. and the toasts were
hearty expressions Of kindly feeling be-
tween the North and South of tO-day-but
there is no North and South to-day,
except as there is an east and west, and it
was the prominence that was given this
fact that made the banquet of yesterday
memorable. The toasts were as fol-
lows: Our Guests" Mayor Ames: "The
New South Gov. Lee; The Milling In
terests of Minneapolis" G. A. Pilsbury;
The Legal Fraternity" Capt. Coke; 1.-The
Twin Cities" P. II. Kelly; ''Pillsburys
Best" G. A. Pllsbruy; Railroads of the
Northwest" Charles Hatch; Tobacco
Facts, p H. Mayo; Poet, Author and
Lawyer" Thomas Nelson Paige:
"Godspeed Our Guests A. L. Ankeny;
1.-The Pleasures of Tobogganing." John
P. Branch: The Northwest as Place tor
investments" Joseph Bryan; Banking In
terests of Minneapolis, y j. f. r. Foss; The
Minneapolis Board of Trade" Judge Atwa-
ter. Capt. Venable, OF Baltimore and Gillian
also made brief speeches and the happy
time ended with the singing of 'Auld Lang
Syne" by the company. The guests were:
Gov. Fitz Hugh Lee NJ n. Gillian, r. W.
Watkins, DR.. George Rogers, ]. c. Branch. 3
w. Branch, Joseph Bry an, T. Nelson hay, j.
L. Magee, W. f. Addison, r. b. Atkinson, E.
NJ. Moore, j. L. Gray, II. NJ. Venable, +. a.
Davenport and P. H. Mayo, of Virginia; NJ.
b. Harrison, of Duluth; Peter Seims, ]. j .
Shepherd, P. Donan and Messrs. Handy
and Colt, of St. Paul; Charles A.
Pillsbury, George A. Pillsbury, John S. Pills
bury, j. H. Stevens, A j. Blethen, Mayor
Ames, Henry Brown, D. Morrison, Judge At
water, Charles Hatch DR.. ]. w. Murray and
w. o. Winston, of this city.
Gov. Lee and party, with the gentlemen
from St. Paul, came over in President Hills
private car and We're met at the train by
Mr.. Winston, who had carriages in wait
ing. and a pleasant drive was taken over
the city.
After the banquet few hours was spent
in social intercourse, after which the guests
returned to St.Paul. Gov. Lee and party went
to Duluth last night and will again visit
the city Oh Thursday.
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Dakota to- Visit minneapolis. and
Then Enact Grain saws.

Then Enact Grain Saws.
The Market Record is authority for the
statement that a party of business men in
Dakota has been made up to come TO Min
neopolis to look into the system of handling
wheat on the Minneapolis & Pacific road,
with view to legislation in Dakota that
will compel railroads to provide means for
handling grain at country stations without
forcing it through private elevators. These
gentlemen say if the railroads would in good
faith set cars on side tracks for farmers or
others to load, there would be no necessity
for compelling the roads to provide ware
houses to handle it through. Some of the
roads have notified their agents to distribute
cars according to the amount OF wheat the
d tferent elevator men have in their houses.
For instance, if one man has an elevator
containing so, 900 bushels and another with
small elevator that holds but 10, 900 BUSH
els. they both calling for cars to ship out
their wheat. the one with the small house
gets one car to the others i've cars. A
farmer having his wheat in granary, they
claim. gets no car, because his wheat is not
yet offered at the station. With the aid of
the railroad the man with the big house,
they say. is able to monopolZe the wheat
business at such station. The plan of the
Minneapolis 81 Pacific of providing houses
of its own seems to be regarded with much
favor by farmers and grain men independ-
ent of elevator companies in Dakota. The
party that is coming to investigate this
method expects to get from it a plan
for framing the bill they purpose putting
through the Dakota legislature this winter.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
EXPOSlTiON DATES
Not Yet Changed Legislation at
WaShingIon-.Eh Outlook Fine.

The special business before the board of
directors of the Exposition yesterday was
the consideration of the time for holding
the next exhibition. The dates had been
fixed at Aug. 81 to Oct. Is, but at the last
meeting all effort was made to reconsider
that action. and fix the time of opening a
week earlier. Nothing was accomplished,
and the matter was made special order for
yesterday. A committee representing the
agricultural dealers of the Northwest was
present and presented petition asking that
the Exposition be opened III time to have it
in good running order during the state fair,
because many of the people most interested
in their goods would attend the fair, and,
of course, if the Exposition was open they
would all come.
j. 7. McGaughey's letter, printed in
yesterdays GLOBE, relative to the presence
of the national assembly of the Knights of
Labor in the city in October, and asking that
the exposition be kept open until the 18th,
as at present ordered, was read and created
strong impression on the board. No
quorum was present. and definite action
was deferred until Friday at II o'clock, to
which time all adjournment was taken. 1t
was developed, however. that all present
favored having the exposition open as early,
If not few days earlier, than the state
fair. and no one wanted it closed sooner
than Oct. S. E. A. Merrill, from the COM
miltee on legislation, said that the legisla-
tive committee of the city council had
agreed to recommend TO the legislature
bill exempting the Exposition property from
taxation, and one fixing the title to the
grounds occupied in the Exposition associa-
ton.
General Manager Palmer returned from
Washington yesterday morning, and at the
meering of the board of directors he eX-
planned the present status of the legislation
asked OF congress regarding the Exposition.
The bill tor admitting foreign goods, in
tended solely for exhibition here, free of
duties will be reached this week and will be
passed without doubt. The bill provides that
if any goods imported shall be disposed of
during the exposition, the duty on such
articles must be paid the same as if
regularly passed through the custom house.
The joint resolution, permitting the
heads of departments at Washington to
loan exhibits to the exposition, provided q
tond is given for their safe return, and no
expense is incurred by such departments
| may not go through, as it will receive the
opposition of the member from the
Louisville district, because the same
privilege was refused the exposition at
Louisville few years ago.
Concerning the prospects for securing
interesting exhibits, Manager Palmer said
yesterday: while in Baltimore secured
four very attractive exhibits, of great
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26

empties We reached Portage at and
should have left at $40, but No. IA was an
hour late, so it was about 10:40 when we
got away. We stalled on the hill at East
Rio and Hankey split the train, leaving me
with seven cars and the caboose. He went
up the hill and backed down on the siding,
and at the same time wild train from the
West came and headed in on u.s. taking the
side track on the other side of the main
track. Hankey came back and threw the
switch, opening the main track to the siding,
and our part OF the train made a fly at the
hind end to join the rest of the train. Han
key was at the switch until the hind end
cleared. This is the switch that caused the
accident, as it remained open and wrecked
the limited half hour later. Hankey
claimed that he hollered to me to put up
the switch: but if he did, l didn't hear him.
Frank Mullen, the head brakeman OF the
other train-Kitteridge' train-didn't hear
him, and the engineer of that train didn't
hear, though both of them were closer than
l was. Mullen was only four or five cars
away at the time. | was some distance
away and heard nothing. The only man
who heard Hankey was Jackson, our mid
die brakeman, who was nearly twenty cars
away from him. He could hear, with the
wind blowing against him, what could not
De Dearu by men less IMAM quarter Tie dis
tance. Yet Jackson, who swore at the
trial he heard Hankey, told me two days
before the trial that he did not hear it.
! Well, the switch stayed open and the linn
tied was wrecked. The jury evidently be-
lieved that Hankey did not say SO. or if he
did, that L did not hear him.
Another point is the fact that Rule 3S on
! our running card says conductors will be
held responsible for the position of switches
after using them; and Rule 80 says who
ever turns switch from the main track
must see that it is reset to the main track
and locked These rules, think, settled
responsibility. Of course felt mighty
bad about the whole thing. but felt entirely
blameless. When the facts came out l got
many friends, including an attorney, who
volunteered to defend me, and Sheriff E. G.
Williams, of Columbia county, whose fam
lily nursed me while l was sick in Jail. Now
am going home to Owatonna, but don't
suppose that could get work on any rail
road now. The Milwaukee wouldn't even give
me pass back to Milwaukee, when Supt.
Collins had promised it to me and knew I
was without a cent"
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for some Office. In every issue he mentions
three or four persons and covers them with
.swhitewash" and "tatfy' until the men don't
know whether they are themselves or some
one else.
Developments in the new evening paper
may be expected very shortly George K.
Shaw is expecting the arrival of C. A.
Ninocks and meantime is negotiating with
A. J. Blethen for the franchise of the United
Press. Mr.. Blethen has been approached ON
the same errand by gentlemen who talk of
starting Democratic evening paper and
until they settle, close or Quit, he cannot
treat with Mr.. Shaw. The latter says be can
probably get al equally satisfactory news
service by means of the United lines. the
Mackey-Bennett cable and the Northern
American Telegraph companies, bur will make
no deal until he closes with Mr.. Blethen. So
the matter stands at present
A gentleman who claims to have made a
careful investigation states that E. Worthing-
ham, who has the contract for supplying the
city poor with trewood is giving out cheap
and worthless cdgings while his contract calls
for slabs and good wood mixed. He states
that he has learned this from suffering fam
lilies and the drivers of the wood-carts
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
ALL SORTS.

There was some talk Of opening the Expo-
sition on Friday, Aug. 81. but the supersti-
tious man of the Board objected. E. S. Cor
ser said; Il was married on Friday and il
rained like the deuce from morning till night.
and never lose case IN the courts and
have always been happy, and i think this
SANDER OF Friday is outrageous. Friday is
good day."
Since Rev. Father McGolric1 spoke so bit
terry against rum-selers last Sunday, certain
ones nave become somewhat agitated. and
now H. Tuscany breaks into an open revolt.
Inere was considerable fun in the register
Oh oeecs Office yesterday, when a German
entered and remarked in loud voice: ..Say.
vos got an affection here, and want it right
away" Deputy Plummer gazed at the man
moment and then told him to hunt around
ana see If he could find it. The visitor finally
explained that it was satisfaction of mort
gage he wanted and not an affection.
Justwhat constitutes honesty is open TO a
great deal of discussion. An advertisement
IN Minneapolis paper reads that ..anv
honest person can borrow money by giving n
mortgage on his house and lot or on his fur
niture." Yes and bank cashiers can he
made TO remain in the United States by chain
ing them to three-thousand pound safe and
locking them in burglar-proof room.
The Personal Popularity editor of tba
Journal is evidently getting in trim to run
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
WE ARE BRITHERs A..
Third Annual Burns Banquet of the
Catedouian Club


The third annual Burns banquet of the
Caledonan club at Curtiss hall last evening
was a decidedly pleasant affair and was at
tended by some $50 guests. The hall was
artisticaIly draped and presented hand
some appearance. A large United States
flag covered almost all of the north
wall. and was thanked on either side
by English and smaller American
flags. A large. fine engraving of Robert
Burns, framed in heavy wreath of smlax.
hung against the center of the large United
States flag. which formed a magnificent
background. The banquet was spread on
tables in the large room, and was served by
Dorner in neat manner. The toaSts were
all appropriate and embodied the follow
ing: Address of welcome, A. NJ. Cleri-
hew; The Northwest, Hon. A. r.
McGill; Robert Burns" A. It.
McCurdy; Aud Scotia" Robert
Christie; 1.-The Land of Our Adoption" ID.
L. Simpson; Our Sister Societies." r. l..
MeGill; The Lassies," Adam Hannah:
The following sungs were sung: "Rantin'
Rovin' Robin" Malcolm Mel. Geddes;
My Nannie's Ava" Mrs Robert Fair
weather; The Land O. the Leal," A. E.
Clerihew: ''Auld Lang Syne," the audi
ence. When Gov. McGill responded to the
toast, 1.-The Northwest" he remarked
somewhat alphabetically that while ne
might appear calm he was in fact
almost scared TO DEATH" l am something of
Scotchman myself, F." he said, for it was
only three generations ago that my ances-
tors were born in Scotland. l am an
American now, but am proud of my an
cestry. l honor you for the love you all
bear your native land" At the conclusion
of the festivities in the banquet hall, the
guests adjourned to another room, where
there was dancing until late hour.
The Saiesmen's Association.
There was meeting of the Saesmen's
association last evening to make arrange
ments for the banquet and ball to be given
at the Nicollet house Tuesday evening,
Feb. 1. The following committees were
appointed: Floor managers, w. N. Danen-
baum, A. Zimmerman, n. Dahl, D, G.
Adams, William Say er, S. Gershan, F. w.
Chandler; reception committee, A. W.
Russell, J. F. Zimmerman, A. II. Nelson,
c. S. Mason. E. H. Heath. W. II. Mad
Olson, j. Newmeyer, J. Walsh, G. J.
Donavon, j. T. Thompson. The presi-
dent of the association, A. w. Russell,
goes to st. Paul this morning to speak on
Sunday and early closing. The various
committees will meet Sunday afternoon, at
2 o'cl ock, to make final arrangements.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
GRAND JURY GOSSKPS.
The RefOrmer8 Are After Bad
Women and Blind Pigs.

The grand jury still remains the all alb
sorbing topic Of conversation, and is dis
cussed by nearly everybody. Yesterday
turned, but all the persons named in them
have not been arrested as yet. During the
day there were present in the court room
and in the halls a number of men. all try
ing to find out if any of the keepers Of
houses of ill-fame had been indicted, and
some of the schemes adopted to find out
what the witnesses had said before the jury
were amusing in the extreme. Witnesses
in the case against Josephine Dillon, a sis
ter OF the notorious Lou Felter, charged
with being procuress, were called during
the morning, and late in the afternoon it
was announced by those in a position to
know that she had been indicted on two
counts. She was arrested some days ago,
by Officer Ed Grace, who worked up the
case. and has been in confinement ever
since. The children she tried to lead astray
were in the court room during the day. and
attracted considerable attention. When
the case comes to trial sensational develop
ments are promised in regard to the men
in the case. The glorious Eighth ward,
where. it is said, no saloons exist, and no
blind pigs" disturb the harmony by dismal
grunts. is just now attracting the attention
of the jury, and several indictments have
been found against persons who sold liquor
without a license. From the ind ctments
returned yesterday it would seem that
druggists as well as blind pig" keepers
have been dispensing whisky to the thirsty
at 10 and 10 cents per glass. 1t is said
that more indictments will follow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
Neumeier and J. G.. Rickel were the COM
mittee in charge.
CHARITY BALL,

Harmonic hail was scene Of revelry last
night, the occasion being the third annual
charity ball of the Ladies Hebrew Benevo-
lent society. AT least one hundred couples
sat down to the supper which was served by
the ladies in the dining room. A large dele
cation of the Hebrew citizens of St. Paul
came over by special train and returned
after the dance. The programme contained
eighteen numbers, and they were danced
nerrily to the music Of Seaman's orchestra.
The reception committee, Sam Rothschild,
Morris Rosenfeld, L. Lehman and II. Metzler,
and Max Cohn. a. Mikolas and NJ. Frieder,
the floor managers, added much to the pleas
ure of the guests by their kind assiduity.
The costumes of the ladies were very rich
and elegant. short dresses Of all the prevail
ing light tints being numerous The party
was great financial we'll as social sue
c9sS.
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Additional minneapolis News OF
the Fourth Page.
MINNEAPOLIS RealEstate.

The following transfers were recorded in the Of
fee of the register of deeds yesterday:
1t 9, Parker Il Hardesty's add Robert A
MacGregor to Tanning .......,. ...... 81. coo
Lit g. blk go Minneapolis; A Avery to John
Purchase ............:........ $500
Part is IL and II, blk SO, WINDOWS add;
Fred Lewis to a walters .......... $500
Its 2, 3, 4. S, 8, Z, s. 9 and 10, blk Is, Bnttin-
eau's Second add r e Moore to W w Cur
................. ......... 6,ooo
Its Il and IL, blk 4, Manages sup; Dem
ing to Q Hill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,150
Its and 6, blk 3S, Calhoun Park; Stur-
tevant to Lewis johnson. .... 5000
Its and Z blk 80, Calhoun Park; Fl c
Vaughn to S D Smell. .................... 2,1oo
1t 2, blk l, Lorings add; Silas r King to II
Smith; ,........... :. 5000
Lit II, blk 10, Bakers Second add D H Derrick
to Isaac Wilson. $500
Lit II, blk 10, and Its and TO- blk Z, sup to
Forest Heights add; 1 Wilson to d H
Derrick. ....................... :. 1880
Its 10, 20 and u, blk 20; Its "a, % and 26, blk
81 Manages sup TO East Side add NJ e
Hall to G II Tenant. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Part 1t 4, blk ST. sec 81 town %, range "a; NJ
Legg to Mackey. ......,........... 10000
One unpublished deed ........... ....... :. 1850
Twelve minor deeds, less than 1000 each. 5,7SS
Total number of deeds. rs -. ..... Sic, 1888
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-26
Republican Cam paign Expenses.

1t has been recently given out that the
Republican county committee contemplated
paying its debts. 1t is likely that the pay
master has not yet started on his rounds, as
the firm of Gessaman 81 Murphy yesterday
in the municipal court commenced action
against the members seyerally and jointly
to recover S26S, for printing tickets, postal
cards, ETC.